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Maalinnimadii arbacada oo ku beegneed 25/07/2012 ayaa waxaa doodi dhex martay sadex kamid Musharaxiinta Xilka madaxweynaha Somaliya u tartamaya.

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Amanda Lindhout ayaa manta ka soo degtay garoonka diyaaradaha ee Muqdisho. Amanda cidii aan aqoon waa saxafiyaddii reer Canada ee sanaddo ka hor lagu afduubay laguna silciyey somaliya, bishii agoosto 2008 ayey tagtay ceelasha biyaha ee duleedka muqdisho si ay dunida uga waranto dhibaatada ay ciidamii Itoobiya ee xillga Muqdisha heystay ugeysteen shacabka Somaliyeed.

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WQ A. M. Yusuf

“Geyigaan ku noolahay gaadaha adduunyada;
in kastuu gun dheeryoo xogtiis aan la garaneyn?
hadba xubin u gaadhaba Aadmigaa ku geeddiya.”

— Xasan Sheekh Muumin Gorod (1931–2008)


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By Sara A. Carter and Raza Khan THE WASHINGTON TIMES

While Osama bin Laden and his No. 2, Ayman al-Zawahiri, are believed to remain in a tribal redoubt along the Afghan-Pakistani border, midlevel al Qaeda leaders are fanning out, recruiting new middlemen and establishing stronger bases in Somalia and Yemen, U.S. and Pakistani officials say.

The moves reflect growing pressure on al Qaeda from U.S. drone attacks and Pakistani military operations that have killed nine of al Qaeda's top 20 commanders as well as Pakistani Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud.
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Ahmed I. Samatar
James Wallace Professor of International Studies and Dean of the Institute for Global Citizenship, Macalester College, St. Paul, Mn. USA.

He is as distinguished as any Somali of national accomplishment. Still tall with a straight back, the gait strong, the mind in full alert, the greatest living Somali master of the oud (kaman), Ahmed Ismail Hussein, Hodeide, is now nearly eighty.


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Cabdillaahi Cawed Cige, Liverpool UK edleh@hotmail.com Dukaankaygu sow nabadda ma iibiyo?
Maalintii la ii keenay waxa aan mooday in ay miridh kasta wax noqon karto. Waxa la iigu dhiibay kartuush si cad loogu muujiyay ‘Walax jabi og, fadlan dhankan u taag’. Tabtii la iigu sheegay, ee aan farriinta meesha ku qoranna ka akhriyay ayaan kartuushkii u qotomiyay. Read More...

A. M. Yusuf | wayeel@operamail.com


Walaal, kaalmee agoonta!
Sheekadan waxa qoray wiil yaraa ee agoon ahaan jiray. Waxa loo hibeyn, lagu na maamuusi agoonta Soomaaliyeed.
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A. M. Yusuf | wayeel@operamail.com
sow inaan dhunkado ciidda taan dhaxashadaa maaha? sow dhuuxa ubadkii ku jiray tuu dhursugo maaha? sow waxa dhalaan loo korshaa dhaqan rugeed maaha?… dhexdayada ninkii soo galaa ee dhibo ka doonaaya ee dhaan shisheeyaad wataa sow ku dhiman maayo? dhudhub oodan kii kula damca ee bohosha dheereeya isna kuu dhegoolaynayaa sow ku dhici maayo?…
Bamfas, Cali Xasan: Dhambaal

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A. M. Yusuf | wayeel@operamail.com

Duur looma jabin geesigii dirirta waynaaye
Kun kaloo ciyaar lagu dilay iyo dawgal baa jiray
Oon deer deero u hardiyin sida dugaaggiiye...
Wax badan baa karbaash lagu dirqiyey duq iyo wiilkiine
Nin garkii camuud loo daray oo dabada loo xayday
Oo ulo dubka iyo jiirka suga lagu daliigaayo
Oo kuman dadkiisii ahaa daawasho u joogto
Oo aan la diirine farxaan lala dareeraayo
Waa dabac idiin gooniya oon duulna waafaqin
Afqallooc: Sheekh Bashiir
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Maxaa Loogu Baahan Maansooyinka?
A. M. Yusuf | wayeel@opermail.com

"Wixii qooma aadmiga
Ee qabkiisa dhaawaca
Ayaa qeexi oo dhili
Oo sarbeeb ku kala qali"

Bashir Goth: Qudbigii Suugaanta

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The Ethiopian government’s human rights record remains poor, both within the country and in neighboring Somalia, where since early 2007 thousands of Ethiopian troops have been fighting an insurgency alongside the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia.

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By Abdulkadir A. Mohamud (Jangali)

After a couple of fruitless attempts from IGAD and the Arab League to mediate between Transitional Federal Government and Union of Islamic Courts, the USA gave the final “GO” to Ethiopian troops to crush the UIC. On December 28th 2006, Ethiopian troops, backed by US warplanes, entered in Mogadishu.
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SOMALI CAUSE WARNS AGAINST ADDING MORE FUEL TO A RAGING FIRE. As Africa’s worst humanitarian crisis, the last that Somalia needs is another layer of political complexity; another reason to perpetuate violence and further fragment this failed state.

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By Prof Amina Mire

Victory is near but with victory there is all too real potential that it could be stolen and that more misery could be ahead for our nation and people. The greatest danger at present facing our nation is the occupation forces of Meles Zinawi, the criminal warlords and the USA. Today, these are clearly marked existential enemies of Somalia.


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The Ethiopian occupation genocide has collapsed irretrievably onto itself in Somalia. The Resistance grows every day in lethality and mass appeal. Consequently, what is taking place now UN diplomatic circles and European capitals (as well as in Saudi Arabia) is largely a byproduct of and driven by a realistic US policy reassessment of the failed Ethiopian occupation of Somalia. Giving up on the Ethiopian regime it brought into Somalia 2006, the US in 2008 is moving towards securing its own vital strategic interests in Somalia through dialogue

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Despite Ahmed Dirie’s brief public service history, he accomplished what few other man achieved in all civilizations. Ahmed Dirie revived the ever diminish Somali-esteem and pride by standing up against a brutal enemy with unfettered support from the only supper power, United States of America. At first glance, Ahmed Dirie seemed a very fragile and naïve individual as he was not a heavy build/muscular and highly educated man.

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By Adan Makina
"A soldier without political knowledge is a virtual criminal."
Thomas Sankara, former President of Burkina Faso. Somalia’s President, Colonel Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, the world’s oldest surviving liver transplant patient, is in a London hospital and is said to be in bad health while the administration of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi of Ethiopia is getting exceedingly nervous for fear that should president Yusuf expire, the entire occupation process will collapse and that his own government may well fall to pieces.

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(01-01-2008)Taariikhda bini aadanka waxaay macalin u tahay qof kasta oo isbadal doon ah. Natiijadii doorashooyinkii Kenya ee Gudiga doorashada Kenya uu ku dhawaaqay 30-12-07 waxay sawir cadaan ah ka bixisay, markhaatina u tahay damaacinimada iyo heerka xukun jacayl ee Afrikaanka.

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By Meera Selva The Guardian
The cynicism of the cabal around President Kibaki is breathtaking: they knew the consequences of stealing the election. These were meant to be Kenya's golden days. A booming economy, a mobile phone for every man, woman and child, a robust and lively press. It is a tragedy for the country and the whole of Africa that a few days after Kenya's elections, curfews are being imposed, gangs of young men are fighting on the streets, security police and storming through slums looking for agitators and disfigured corpses are being discovered around the country. As ever, there is a sense that all this bloodshed could have been averted if only politicians had stepped down when their time has passed.
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Several days ago we reported that actor Dan Radcliffe was possibly in line to portray the late photojournalist Dan Eldon in a new movie. Today, the Guardian has more on this, featuring an interview with Kathy Eldon, the mother of the photographer, who says Dan will be portraying her son in this new movie. Quotage:
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